Wednesday, October 2, 2013

US appeals court turns down Jerry Sandusky request for new trial

HARRISBURG, Pa. – Former Penn State assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky should not get a new trial after being convicted of sexually abusing 10 boys, a Pennsylvania appeals court ruled Wednesday.

The decision by a three-judge Superior Court panel came barely two weeks after they heard oral arguments by Sandusky’s lawyer and a state prosecutor.

Sandusky had argued his trial lawyers did not have sufficient time to prepare, a prosecutor made improper references to him not testifying on his own behalf and the judge mishandled jury instructions.

The state attorney general’s office said the 45-count conviction should stand.  (more...)

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